USF 1995-96 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 72 | Course Descriptions |
Economics offers a clear, logical way of thinking about complicated contemporary societal issues such as unemployment, inflation, pollution, and crime. The department offers two major programs. Option I, by offering broad choices, allows students to tailor their programs to provide training for careers in business, teaching, or government service. It is also excellent preparation for graduate or professional education in social science, business, or law. Option II, by offering the student continuing concentration in price theory, aggregate economics, mathematical economics, and econometrics prepares students for graduate education in economics. The department also offers a Minor program open to students throughout the University.
Students interested in majoring or minoring in economics should contact the undergraduate academic advisor in the Department of Economics for more information about the program.
A student may earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Economics by completing satisfactorily 33 credits in Economics in addition to college requirements. These 33 credits include - courses required for both Option I and Option II (18 hours):ECO 2013 (3), ECO 2023 (3) ECO 3101 (3), ECO 3203 (3), QMB 2150 (3), QMB 3200 (3)
Students must obtain a grade of "C" or higher in ECO 3101, Intermediate Price Theory, in order to enroll in any course for which ECO 3101 or ECO 3203 is a prerequisite. No more than 3 hours credit can be applied toward a major from ECO 4905 and/or ECO 4914. Economics majors working at the regional campuses cannot expect to fulfill all economics course requirements at those campuses.
Additional 15 hours upper-level economics courses (to ensure broad coverage students must include at least one course from each of groups A, B, and C in their programs). At least 9 of the 15 hours of additional upper-level economics courses must be in courses for which either ECO 3101 or ECO 3203 is a prerequisite. These courses are marked with an asterick.
Required Economics courses (12 hours):
Additional upper-level economics course (3 hours)
Students majoring in economics are encouraged to supplement their programs with appropriate courses in other social sciences. Political science, psychology, sociology, and others contribute to an enriched plan of study. Several courses in economics are designed to permit students majoring in other disciplines to acquire the skills and insights provided in economics.
Requirements for a Minor in Economics
Students majoring in social sciences, as well as students from other colleges, may minor in economics. Total requirements are:
USF 1995-96 Undergraduate Catalog - Page 190
ECO 1000 BASIC ECONOMICS -SS (3)
Survey of Economic principles and issues. Scarcity, choice, markets, prices, the monetary system, unemployment, inflation, international trade and finance. (No credit after completing ECO 2023/2013. No credit toward the major or minor in Economics.
ECO 2013 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES (MACROECONOMICS) -SS (3)
PR: ECO 2023. Introduction to the theory of income determination with emphasis on monetary and fiscal policies. Objectives of full employment, price stability, economic growth, balance of payments stability.
ECO 2023 ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES (MICROECONOMICS) -SS (3)
Introduction to the theory of price determination. How an economy decides what to produce, how to produce and how to distribute goods and services.
ECO 2935 SELECTED TOPICS IN ECONOMICS (1-3)
PR: CI. Topics selected by department. May be repeated if topics vary. Not available for credit to upper-level students admitted to the College of Business.
ECO 3101 INTERMEDIATE PRICE THEORY (3)
PR: ECO 2023. The price system and allocation of scarce resources between competing uses.
ECO 3203 INTERMEDIATE INCOME & MONETARY ANALYSIS (3)
PR: ECO 2013 and ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Determination of income, employment, prices, and interest rates. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply.
ECO 3622 AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY (3)
PR: ECO 2023. Growth and evolution of American economic institutions from Colonial times to the present.
ECO 3703 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Role of international trade in the U.S. economy. Gains from trade, balance of payments, exchange rate determination, balance of payments stability and international commercial policy.
ECO 4303 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Development of economic thought from Plato to Marshall.
ECO 4323 MARXIST POLITICAL ECONOMY (3)
PR: ECO 2013 or CI.The Marxist school of thought in economics. Application of Marxist theory to problems of advanced capitalist and socialist societies.
ECO 4401 INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS (3)
PR: ECO 2013, QMB 3200, and MAC 3233 or CI. Mathematical models of optimizing behavior and economic equilibrium.
ECO 4504 PUBLIC FINANCE (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. The public sector and its contribution to economic welfare. Government expenditures and revenues. Resource allocation, income distribution, stabilization, and economic growth.
ECO 4713 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY RELATIONS (3)
PR: ECO 3203 Advanced analysis of international macroeconomic relationships. Foreign exchange market, international monetary system balance of payments.
ECO 4723 INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL POLICIES (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Advanced analysis of international trade theory and commercial policy, international economic integration, multinational enterprise.
ECO 4905 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-3)
PR: CI. Specialized independent study determined by the student's needs and interests. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours. (S/U only.)
ECO 4914 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH (1-3)
PR: CI. Individual study contract with instructor and department chairperson required. The research project will be mutually determined by the student and instructor. May be repeated up to 6 hours.
ECO 4935 SELECTED TOPICS IN ECONOMICS (1-3)
PR: CI. Topics to be selected by the instructor or instructors on pertinent economic issues.
ECP 3203 LABOR ECONOMICS (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Determinants of wage and employment levels; occupation, industrial and geographical wage differentials, union and public policy effects on labor markets; the economics of discrimination; inflation and unemployment.
ECP 3413 BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIPS (3)
PR: ECO 2023. The rationale and performance of federal government regulation in the United States. Impact of government regulations on product price, output, and producer and consumer surplus.
ECP 3530 ECONOMICS OF HEALTH (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Application of economic methods to health care topics. Demand for medical care, public and private health insurance; physican and hospital supply of medical care; government regulations and national healthcare systems.
ECP 3613 ECONOMICS OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT (3)
PR: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023. Economic analysis of cities and urban social problems. Poverty, discrimination, housing, transportation, pollution, crime and fiscal considerations.
ECP 4232 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND PUBLIC POLICY (3)
PR: ECO 2023 or CI. Administration of labor management agreements. Impact of the government role in collective bargaining and labor relations.
ECP 4451 LAW AND ECONOMICS (3)
PR: ECO 3101 with a grade of "C" or better. Advanced analysis of the economic impact of tort, criminal, property and contract law as well as in the formation and adjudication of law.
ECS 3013 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (3)
PR: ECO 2013 or CI. Economic development in emerging nations.
ECS 4003 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS (3)
PR: ECO 2013 or CI. The major economic systems: traditional, capitalism, democratic socialism, communism and fascism.
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